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Unit 9 - Week-8

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outline Assignment 8
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Week-1 1) PERT analysis computes the variance of the total project completion time as: 1 point

The sum of the variance of all activities in the project

Week-2
The sum of the variance of all activities on the critical path
Week-3 The sum of the variance of all activities not on the critical path
he variance of the final activity of the project
Week-4
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Week-5 Accepted Answers:
The sum of the variance of all activities on the critical path
Week-6
2) An activity has an optimistic time 15 days, a most likely time of 18 days, and a pessimistic time1 point
27 days. What is its expected time?
Week-7
18 days
Week-8
19 days
Lesson-36 20 days
Project Time 21 days
Management-
PERT Networks No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
(unit?
unit=61&lesson=62) Accepted Answers:
19 days
Lesson-37
Project Time 3) An activity has an optimistic time 11 days, a most likely time of 15 days, and a pessimistic time 1 point
Management- of 23 days. What is its variance?

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CPM (unit? 15.6

unit=61&lesson=63)
16.33
Lesson-38
4
Project Time
Management- 2
Laddering in No, the answer is incorrect.
PERT/CPM Score: 0
(unit? Accepted Answers:
unit=61&lesson=64) 4
Lesson-39 4) A project’s critical path is composed of activities A, B and C. Activity A has standard deviation 1 point
Probability
of 2,
Models in
activity B has a standard deviation of 1, and activity C has a standard deviation of 2.
Networks- I
(unit? What is the standard deviation of the critical path?
unit=61&lesson=65)
9
Lesson-40
5
Probability
Model in 3
Networks- II 25
(unit?
unit=61&lesson=66) No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Quiz : Accepted Answers:
Assignment 8 3
(assessment?
name=121) 5) In PERT/CPM, slack time is : 1 point

Feedback week- Is the amount of time a task may be delayed without changing the overall project completion time
8 (unit?
Is the latest time an activity can be started without delaying the entire project
unit=61&lesson=67)
Is a task or subproject that must be completed
Week-9 Marks the start or completion of a task
No, the answer is incorrect.
Week-10 Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
Week-11 Is the amount of time a task may be delayed without changing the overall project completion time

6) Four experts A, B, C, D examined an activity and arrived at the following time 1 point
Week-12
estimates.
DOWNLOAD
Determine which expert is more certain about his estimates of time:
VIDEOS Experts Time Estimate
to tm tp
Text A 4 6 8
Transcription B 4 7 10
C 5 8 12
WEEKLY D 4 7 11
FEEDBACK
FORM A
B
C
D
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
A

7) 0 points

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Questions 7 to 10 are linked questions use given data (use normal probability distribution
table
for appropriate question, you can refer to video for table or other resources).
A project consists of seven activities with the following time estimates.
Optimistic Most likely Pessimistic
Predecessor
Activity time estimate time estimate time estimate
activity
(to) (tm) (tp)
A - 2 5 8
B A 2 3 4
C A 6 8 10
D A 2 4 6
E B 2 6 10
F C 6 7 8
G D, E, F 6 8 10
Determine the critical path of the project.

1-2-3-5-6
1-2-4-5-6
1-2-5-6
Inefficient data provided
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
1-2-4-5-6

8) Find out the time required to complete the project. 1 point

22 weeks
28 weeks
17 weeks
None of the above
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
28 weeks

9) Find out the standard deviation of the project. 1 point

1.414
2.414
1.69
2.25
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
1.414

10)Find the probability that the project will be completed in 30 week or less. 1 point

0.92
0.65
0.95
0.98
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
A dA

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Accepted Answers:
0.92

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